Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 309 A Shattering Revelation

Prices speak louder than words.

Expensive items have only one drawback: they're expensive.

Cheap items have only one advantage: they're cheap.

After a brief consideration, Violeta said, "Ms. Janice, how about this?

"You can go ahead and discuss the factories the student council reported, and I'll go back and talk to my dad to see if we can come up with the best price."

Janice immediately smiled. "Great, it's settled then. Violeta, I'll be waiting for your good news."

"Okay."

That evening, Violeta returned to the White residence to discuss it with Anton.

Anton had previously donated sports equipment to the school, but donations were one thing, and procurement cooperation was another.

The factory prices Violeta had learned were the ones offered to external partners.

When Anton learned that Violeta wanted to facilitate this cooperation, he readily said, "Vio, it's really not that complicated. I could just donate a batch." Violeta shook her head. "Dad, that's not necessary. Running a factory is about making money, and we should earn what we deserve."

Donating meant giving away money for free.

Most school board members who frequently donated did so because their children had caused trouble.

Otherwise, they weren't doing charity, and no one wanted to give away too much from their own pocket.

Violeta was very low-profile at school, so Anton rarely had to worry about her.

Anton asked, "So, Vio, what do you want to do?"

Violeta thought for a moment and then said, "Dad, how about this? We could do a half-sale, half-donation deal and promote it as a joint branding campaign at the school. It would be like advertising. What do you think?"

Anton nodded, looking at Violeta with affection. "Sure, sounds good to me. I'll do what you say."

Violeta smiled brightly. "Dad, you're the best!"

With this plan, Violeta managed to cut her family's factory prices in half.

This made White Group's prices lower than those of other factories, and they could also collaborate on brand promotion.

Janice was thrilled when she heard about this, her smile nearly reaching her ears.

But Violeta had one more request.

"Hmm? Why not make it public?" Janice asked.

"We want to create some excitement with the promotion, so we're also making some small items like fans to give away at the school. Revealing it too early would ruin the surprise," Violeta explained.

Janice understood immediately. "I see. Violeta, you're a great help!"

Violeta smiled softly. "There's one more thing I'd like your help with."

"Go ahead."

"The factories you discussed in the meeting earlier could you ask them to send over some samples? I'd like to compare the quality."

"Sure, no problem at all. That's an easy request."Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

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That afternoon, Janice contacted Zelena, asking her to arrange for the factories to send samples.

Zelena, thinking that the deal was almost finalized if samples were being requested, happily called the factory manager to send a batch right away.

When the samples arrived at the school, unaware student council members brought them to the equipment room.

Among the samples were badminton rackets, jump ropes, basketballs, and more.

However, just before the sports day, students who had signed up for the event went to the equipment room to get the gear for practice during PE class.

That's when the unexpected happened.

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While two students were playing badminton, perhaps hitting the

buttlecock too hard, the upper part

of one racket suddenly flew off from the handle.

Everyone was instantly shocked.

Coincidentally, several teachers

were giving a tour to visiting officials from the education bureau, and the group was standing under a tree near the field, discussing school matters.

The flying badminton racket was heading straight toward them.

"Watch out!"

Fortunately, a PE teacher stepped in and blocked it with his arm, narrowly avoiding a disaster.

The education bureau leader's eyes widened. "What's going on here?"

"Quick, quick, check if he's hurt," urged a school teacher.

Unaware of the situation, they rushed to examine the injured PE teacher.

The flying badminton racket hit the PE teacher's arm with momentum, causing a lot of pain. A red mark instantly appeared on his arm.

He clutched the injured area, looking as if he was in severe pain.

"Are you okay?"

The PE teacher gritted his teeth, "I'm ... fine ... "

The education bureau leader demanded, "What are you waiting for? Take him to the infirmary!"

A few people hurriedly escorted the PE teacher to the infirmary.

This was a disaster.

This incident blew up quickly.

Nearby, the student holding half of the badminton racket looked bewildered. He couldn't understand why the racket had flown apart.

He hadn't even used that much force!

At the infirmary, after an examination, they thankfully found that the PE teacher hadn't broken any bones.

The principal, having learned about the incident, came to the infirmary to inquire about what had happened.

How did a badminton racket end up flying through the air?

And nearly injure the visiting education bureau officials?

This situation demanded a serious investigation.

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Upon investigation, it was initially assumed that the equipment had simply aged and worn out, causing the racket to break.